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POST ENGINE INSTALLATION: Battery The 700CCA Century battery was quite large and was only millimetres from the Power steering reservoir. I didn’t want to risk the battery being punctured or holed while bouncing around off road, spitting acid everywhere, so I replaced it with a slightly smaller...

Part 4: POST ENGINE INSTALLATION WORK After about four months the guys at Hi Tech had completed their part in this swap. But the fun did not end once I got the vehicle back. There was a mountain of little things, tidying up, tweaks and changes that I seemed to spend ages sorting out and...

gmacrae: great mod, and a cheap/easy one too! My 1uz intermitantly suffers from this, especially when warming up, so I may give it a go and see if it makes a difference. Thanks! Sideshow: mods have taken spam off now ....... but where did I put my credit card and tape measure....?

Top effort rivmasta. The locals are just like the Mexicans setting spectacle booby traps in the Baja. At least there is another year to sort those couple of issues for the next Finke! PS you didn't happen to see Tony Lockett on your travels? :smashfreakB:

Could be Spam? Tods?spam? Versace?spam? spam cheap spam spam?

That is outstanding Michael, very clean setup! Got any more pics? You did well fitting a dual battery setup under the bonnet with everything else (if that is what I can see in the vid). How do you go keeping the wee beastie cool?

Smitherz..... No updates for a month???? Waz goin' awn?????

ENGINE INSTALLATION PROPER: Miscellaneous Fluids And Filters Finally new air, fuel and oil filters were installed. As the oil filter comes perilously close to the chassis rails I bought a tiny one from Sideshow who has a good supply of them. I later replaced this with a remote oil filter kit...

ENGINE INSTALLATION PROPER: Adaptation Of Oil And Transmission Dipstick Tubes Both the engine oil and transmission oil dipstick tubes had to be modified slightly by bending due to the installation of the different engine hugging exhaust manifolds. The engine oil dipstick originally went...

ENGINE INSTALLATION PROPER: Air Conditioning I had the air con reinstalled during the installation. This was a big job as the compressors on the old and new engines were on the opposite sides. All the piping had to be reinstalled. The guys at Hi tech 4x4 handed it over to an air-con guy in...

ENGINE INSTALLATION PROPER: Computer and Engine Management Wiring The black art or wiring remains a mystery to me so I got Jim (Sideshow of this website) to come and do it all once the mechanics had completed the engine mounts, fuel lines, power steering etc. It was completed in a single day...

Hey Cuh8er, Did you ever get to the bottom of this one? my vehicle is now displaying similar symptoms. I feel your pain as it is bloody frustrating. I have changed the AFM, cleaned the ISC, checked for vacuum leaks, no codes on the ECU, and am pretty sure it is not a fuel issue as it runs the...

Hi Guys, Sorry to drag up an old post, my vehicle is now displaying similar symptoms. Did anyone ever get to the bottom of this issue? I have changed the AFM, cleaned the ISC, checked for vacuum leaks, no codes on the ECU, and am pretty sure it is not a fuel issue as it runs the same on Petrol...

Bugger! Is there any way that you know of to rig the wiring or adapt them to suit between the two motors?

hey peewee, do you mean the later VVTI 1uz's (1999+) or the 1995 to 1997 1uz's? And what models are compatible with the 7mge ISC's (if any...)? thanks

Madmont, that is great to know, will they fit physically (on the plenum) as well as electrically (wiring) on both the older 1uz (1990-1995) and the newer 1uz (the pre-vvti 1996-1998)? (sorry for the hijack)

Shuey, it's Gunna be a ferkin spectacular rig when you are finished!!! :hail: When does it get the M90? and despite the leafs it's flex dumps all over an IFS flex.

ENGINE INSTALLATION PROPER: Power Steering The power steering pump and reservoir on the V8 connected with little trouble to the 4runner steering box as they were on the same side. New power steering hoses were used. There is a PS cooling loop at the bottom of the radiator on the V6 4runner...

ENGINE INSTALLATION PROPER: Transmission and Transfer Shifter Levers The original shifter lever assembly was replaced by that from a Toyota Surf. This was to accommodate the auto shifter for the main box and the manual stick for the transfer case. This surf assembly was actually mounted up to...

ENGINE INSTALLATION PROPPER: Installation of thermo fan A 14 inch thermo fan was installed and thermo switch but I later replaced this with a shroud and three 9 inch thermo fans, and then I managed to install a 16 inch thermo fan with a new PWR radiator. More on this later in the post engine...